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Analyst firms are trying to determine how the benchmark 10-year Treasury note would react if there were to be a default of U.S. debt. Many expect the yield to drop, but there is also a school of thought that Treasurys' role as a safe haven for investors would outweigh the negative effects of a default.

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Analysts are expecting Singapore's REITs to slow as the Federal Reserve Bank starts to raise interest rates. Opinions vary on the depth of the effect, with predictions ranging from moderate to bearish.

Intu must start work on a $240 million renovation of Broadmarsh, a retail center in the Nottingham, U.K., area, within two years, according to a conditional agreement before local council chiefs. The renovations hinge on whether Intu will be to expand Victoria Centre, which is partly publicly owned. The council's executive board will vote next week on the agreement.

China's rising labor costs and higher commodity prices are likely to increasingly push up consumer prices next year, said Perry Ellis CEO George Feldenkreis. Industry insiders are debating how much of an impact next year's higher price tags will have on sales. "The myth people have is that consumers won't accept it," said analyst Eric Beder. "But because of trends, it's very easy to mask price increases. It's not like milk where you buy it every day."

Funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and long-term plans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are just the start of the commercial real estate industry's concerns about President Barack Obama's proposed budget. Clarity on proposed regulations is also a focus.

Treasury and White House officials said the remaining few billions in the Troubled Asset Relief Program can be stretched further than expected by converting loans to the country's largest banks into common stock. The move would turn the rescue money into available capital for the banks, while giving the government an ownership stake. Critics said the move would be a back door to nationalization.